Flamenco, Gypsy Jazz, Blues fusion

7 MP3 Songs
WORLD: Flamenco, BLUES: Acoustic Blues



Details:
Hi Phi, is the 4th CD by Ottawa Canada artist James Cohen in his unique hybrid style of Flamenco and Gypsy Jazz. Although some of the tracks are pure flamenco and some pure gypsy jazz, the inimitable style of Jamesâs various influences can be heard on all of them.
This CD is a frequent feature of CBC Radio in Canada as well as many stations across the USA and Europe.

James has brought his band on 5 tours of New England as well as western Canada and is a frequent performer in his home town of Ottawa Canada where he sells out venues pretty much every show.

James is also the creator of the Mundobeat Flamenco Metronome which has helped thousands of flamenco guitarists and dancers improve their skills world wide as well as Indian classical and other exotic types of rhythmic traditions and various instruments. More information on this is available online at www.vko.com as well as Jamesâs music website at www.james-cohen.com.

Jmes recently returned from a tour of New England with the prominent American Blues man, T.J. Wheeler and appears on T.J.âs new CD Nadine on several tracks of visceral blues.

Jamesâs current bio can be read belowâ¦..


James Cohen, originally a rock guitarist for over twenty-five years
started out playing in pop and country bands touring Quebec and Ontario
venues and taverns at the age of 17.
During this time he began writing for Paul Fenton and his rock projects
winning the Cher Chez competition for best original music as well as
having one of his songs played extensively on European radio and TV.

In 1996 James began learning flamenco with a an intensity that led him
to invent the VKO Mundobeat Metronome which has now become the standard
tool for those wishing to learn the subtle and complex rhythms of
Flamenco music world wide. Jamesâs most recent of his 4th CDâs is a
mixture of pure flamenco on some tracks including the dance footwork of
Ottawaâs Juliana Pulford, to a Django like Gypsy Jazz with some original
tunes which fuse all of Jamesâs musical background.

Jamesâs 3rd CD High Side of Low Down was released on Northernblues
Records out of Toronto and enjoyed radio play across Europe and North
America.

The James Cohen Caravan has been a featured performer at the Ottawa
Blues Fest for 6 of the past 7 years and was the first Canadian band to
perform at the Portsmouth Blues fest. James has also toured the new
england area and is about to go again for his 5th time.

James also teaches Flamenco guitar at The Ottawa Folklore Center in
Ottawa Canada part time and much more information can be found at
www.james-cohen.com as well as www.vko.com for the Mundobeat Metronome.

The CD Hi Phi can be purchased online from either web site or at The
Ottawa Folklore Center and of course, CD BABY.COM